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Gender, Puberty and Sex Development Program
CHOC offers medical care to children with certain medical conditions, including genetic variations in the X and Y chromosomes and differences in genital development, and/or with non-conforming gender expressions.
Navigating the Endocrine Essentials: What the General Practitioner Needs to Know about Prediabetes, Thyroid, Puberty, and Transgender Care
The endocrine system is a complex collection of hormone-producing glands that control basic body functions such as metabolism, growth and sexual development.
How to Explain Menstruation: Talking to Your Child About Periods
Struggling to teach your child about periods? Let the experts at CHOC help guide you through the conversation with these useful tips.
Kids and Hormones
Every little boy and girl grows up and goes through the stage of life called puberty. Hormones are responsible for many of the changes that they go through.
Growth & Development: 6 to 12 Years (School Age)
Middle childhood brings many changes in a child's life. CHOC provided some information on how children develop from 6 to 12 years. during this stage.
Teenager Growth & Development: 13 to 18 Years (Adolescent)
The teenage years bring many changes, not only physically, but also mentally and socially. Learn about what to expect during your child's adolescence development.
Pediatric General Surgery
CHOC Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery provides expert treatment for all conditions needing general surgery, in a pediatric setting and with 24/7 access to specially trained surgeons.
Palmar Hyperhidrosis (Excessive Sweating in Hands)
If your child has excessively sweaty hands or feet, it may be a sign of palmar or plantar hyperhidrosis. Learn the hyperhidrosis causes, symptoms, & treatment.
Pediatric Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
The postdoctoral fellowships at CHOC offer advanced training in the area of pediatric and/or child psychology.
What is Pectus Excavatum?
CHOC pediatric surgeon Dr. Mustafa Kabeer explains in this video what pectus excavatum is and how it is treated.
From SiriusXM’s Doctor Radio – Dr. Eric Ball
Dr. Eric Ball, a CHOC Children’s pediatrician, appeared on SiriusXM’s Doctor Radio to discuss teens and insomnia, including how much sleep teens need, how puberty affects sleep cycles, and proper sleep hygiene.
Nurse’s hospital stay inspired her career
CHOC nurse manager Lisa Turni shares how having surgery as a teenager would ultimately inspire her career path.
Diets and parenting: If mom, dad follow a regimen, what should the kids eat?
If Mom and Dad are dieting, what about the kids? Should they also follow these diets, or do growing children need a more balanced diet?
More young children are killing themselves: The COVID-19 pandemic is making the problem worse
CHOC Chief Psychologist Dr. Heather Huszti shares insight on the impact of COVID-19 on youth suicide suicide rates in this USA Today article.
Healthy Eating
Although it sounds healthy, fruit juice is mostly sugar and packs a lot of empty calories. Limit your child’s intake to only 4 ounces of juice per day for healthy eating.
Prader-Willi Program
CHOC pediatric endocrinologists help diagnose Prader-Willi Syndrome early and manage the complications that come with it.
Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD)
What is oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)? Discover ODD causes, symptoms, and treatment here.
Online Referral Portal
Referral guidelines and forms are available to assist physicians in the evaluation and management of pediatric patients.
Endocrinology
CHOC Children's endocrinology is recognized for patient care excellence. We offer innovative programs designed to enhance quality of life for patients.
Urology Conditions We Treat
The CHOC Urology Center treats a wide spectrum of pediatric urological conditions and disorders in both male and female patients.
Child Development: Milestones, Ages and Stages
Understanding your child’s growth and development stages and milestones is an important part of parenting. Use this guide from CHOC to follow along with your child's milestones.
Testicular Self-exam
By becoming familiar with how it feels when everything is normal will make it easier to notice if something ever does change.
Pectus Treatment Program
CHOC's Pectus Treatment Program specializes in treating children with pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum. Learn more about our minimally invasive procedures and our team of experts.
Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI)
The goal of osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bone disease) treatment is to prevent deformities and fractures and allow a child to function independently.
